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CVE-2013-5957

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in CRM/Core/Page/AJAX/Location.php in CiviCRM before 4.2.12, 4.3.x before 4.3.7, and 4.4.x before 4.4.beta4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the _value parameter to (1) ajax/jqState or (2) ajax/jqcounty.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-5957 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from civicrm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-11-27T18:55:04.567

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.4	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.4	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.4	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.4	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.4.0	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.4.0	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	≤ 4.2.11	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.0	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.1	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.2	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.4	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.5	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.6	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.7	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.8	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.9	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.2.10	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.3.0	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.3.1	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.3.2	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.3.3	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.3.4	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.3.5	Yes
Application	civicrm	civicrm	4.3.6	Yes

References

https://civicrm.org/advisory/civi-sa-2013-009-sql-injection-vulnerability Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/1708.diff Patch ([email protected])
https://www.navixia.com/blog/entry/navixia-finds-critical-vulnerability-in-civicrm-cve-2013-5957.html Exploit ([email protected])
https://www.navixia.com/company/navixia-news/395-navixia-finds-critical-vulnerability-in-civicrm.html ([email protected])
https://civicrm.org/advisory/civi-sa-2013-009-sql-injection-vulnerability Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/1708.diff Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.navixia.com/blog/entry/navixia-finds-critical-vulnerability-in-civicrm-cve-2013-5957.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.navixia.com/company/navixia-news/395-navixia-finds-critical-vulnerability-in-civicrm.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For civicrm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.